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Basic knots · Lesson 05 of 18

Flat Macramé Square Knot

Use a turquoise working cord around the doubled white core. Alternate the two halves of the knot to build the flat band shown at the end.

双向平结

0:48 demonstration. Pause and repeat each movement at your own pace.

Follow the cord, step by step.

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  1. Step 1: Keep the white core together — 双向平结

    01. Keep the white core together

    Hold the doubled white cord in the centre. Place one turquoise working end on each side.

  2. Step 2: Make the first side loop — 双向平结

    02. Make the first side loop

    Bring the left turquoise end across the white core, leaving a loop on the left.

  3. Step 3: Return the other end through — 双向平结

    03. Return the other end through

    Bring the other turquoise end around the white core and out through the left loop. Keep the white strands together.

  4. Step 4: Tighten the first half — 双向平结

    04. Tighten the first half

    Pull the turquoise ends outward until the wrap closes neatly around the white core.

  5. Step 5: Reverse the next crossing — 双向平结

    05. Reverse the next crossing

    Start the next half with the opposite crossing arrangement shown in the video. Keep its side loop open for the other end.

  6. Step 6: Close the paired halves — 双向平结

    06. Close the paired halves

    Draw both turquoise ends outward. Seat the new half directly beneath the first to complete the paired knot.

  7. Step 7: Repeat to make a flat band — 双向平结

    07. Repeat to make a flat band

    Continue alternating the two halves. Slide the knots together and straighten the band around the white core.

Before you move on

  • The white strands remain together through the centre.
  • Successive halves alternate, and the growing band stays flat.
  • The wraps sit neatly together without gaps.